Political Quotes

“I urge my colleagues to vote to confirm Julia Clark to a second term as general counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority. The Federal Labor Relations Authority oversees the program in place at the Federal Government to maintain fair and efficient labor- management relations at agencies across the government. The general counsel fulfills key responsibilities in these efforts, including investigating and prosecuting allegations of unfair labor practices. Ms. Clark has served in this position for almost five years, and has fulfilled her responsibilities effectively and with distinction. However, her term expires on August 7--just 15 days from today. If the Senate allows her term to lapse without reconfirming her, the position will become vacant and, by law, no one else can fulfill the functions of her office. Our inaction will cause a backlog of complaints and appeals to form. This has happened before, and Ms. Clark spent much of her first year as general counsel clearing a backlog that developed because of a previous vacancy. Ms. Clark is highly qualified, and we must fulfill our constitutional duty and confirm Ms. Clark today in order to allow her to continue doing her job. ____________________”